Airline News Page 270
AirNZ Seat Select: which seats are now being sold?
Air New Zealand frequent flyers and business travellers across the Tasman have been trying to sort through the many-layered imp...
Xiamen Airlines joins SkyTeam
SkyTeam frequent flyers can now earn frequent flyer points and status on Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines, the alliance's newest...
Qantas gets Passbook support for mobile checkin
Qantas is joining the growing number of airlines backing Apple's Passbook technology for mobile boarding passes. Starting tod...
Make the most of your QFF points
You've been on plenty of business trips across Australia or overseas, flying with Qantas or partner oneworld airlines like Cath...
OpenSkies joins oneworld, offers Qantas points
British Airways' OpenSkies subsidiary is joining oneworld, providing an extra option for topping up your Qantas Frequent Flyer ...
Legroom & seat pitch: demystified!
How much legroom will you find when you reach your airline seat? What's this aircraft "seat pitch" business all about? And how ...
Qantas goes All A330 coast to coast
UPDATE | Stung by criticism over the business class seats in its latest Airbus A330s, Qantas is reportedly looking to upgrade ...
Virgin Atlantic brings back its plane salt shakers
Business class passengers on Virgin Atlantic will be shaken, not stirred -- and once more welcome to steal the salt shakers -- ...
QantasLink refurbs 717s: slim seats, extra rows
Qantas' first refitted Boeing 717 is now running on regional QantasLink routes, sporting a snazzier interior and new ...
Virgin Australia's plans for 2013
Virgin Australia plans big things for business travellers in the coming year, with airline CEO John Borghetti using this week's...
Emirates' new upgrade-enabling tablets
Emirates will roll out over 1,000 Windows 8 tablets across its fleet next year, with the ability to grant instant upgrades to b...
NZ volcano Tongariro: some flights affected
The eruption of New Zealand volcano Tongariro is causing disruption to regional flights in the North Island and the wider domes...
Air NZ: pay up for extra-legroom seats
UPDATE | Air New Zealand has now confirmed to Australian Business Traveller precisely which premium economy, extra-legroom, exi...
Virgin overlaps SQ, Etihad codeshares
Virgin Australia will dramatically boost the number of its Europe-bound codeshare flight options next year, with Singapore Airl...
Sydney Harbour to get floating heliport
Sydney Harbour is set to get a floating heliport next month, with flights to and from Sydney Airport joining the mandatory sigh...
Virgin Australia debuts streaming WiFi
Virgin Australia will launch the second stage of its inflight wireless entertainment system next month, with passengers able t...
Garuda returns to Brisbane
Garuda Indonesia is coming back to Brisbane, with flights between Queensland and Indonesia six times weekly starting next Augus...
Private investors to make a play for Qantas?
A group of investors is sizing up Qantas to take up a major stake, and a seat at the boardroom table, which would dramatically ...